The British government on December 19 alerted the World Health Organisation about a new variant of the coronavirus that the Prime Minister said maybe “up to 70 per cent” more transmissible than earlier strains.

Coronavirus: What we know about the UK's new Covid strain

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock was the first one to announce the identification of a new variant of coronavirus. Now, as his government has announced a Tier 4 lockdown in the country, Hancock has justified the move by revealing the extent of danger the new variant poses.

New variant of coronavirus was 'out of control' in UK; lockdown can be extended: Health Secretary

Britain announced Monday that it would loosen restrictions on blood donation by gay and bisexual men beginning next year, a shift in policy called “landmark” by the government and hailed by activists who have long fought rules they described as discriminatory.

UK to ease rules on blood donations by gay and bisexual men

After the reports of a new variant of COVID-19, World Health Organisation has said that there is no evidence to suggest that the mutation will impact the effectiveness of vaccines against the disease.

No indication new Covid-19 variant in UK interferes with vaccine effectiveness: WHO

As the UK started vaccinating the masses for the existing novel coronavirus, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Monday that a new variant of the deadly virus has been identified in the country.

New variant of coronavirus identified in UK; London in tier 3 lockdown

Anti-racism protests in London and other cities have triggered fears across the UK as it risks causing an increase in coronavirus cases again, as per British health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday.

Anti-racism protests undoubtedly increase risk of coronavirus spread: UK health minister

With 759 deaths on Wednesday, the death toll in novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom touched 18,100, new health ministry figures showed on Wednesday, up 759 from the previous day's toll.

United Kingdom coronavirus death toll rises 759 to 18,100

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Britain will have the power to force people to quarantine if necessary as part of its strategy to fight coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told BBC television on Sunday (March 15).

UK to bring legislate to force people to quarantine: Health Secretary

Health minister Matt Hancock pulled out of the contest to be the next British prime minister on Friday, leaving six candidates remaining in the fight to replace Theresa May. "The party clearly is looking for a candidate to deal with the here and now. I very much put myself forward as the candidate focused on the future and so I've decided to withdraw from the race," he said in an interview with the BBC on Friday.

UK health minister Hancock pulls out of contest to be next prime minister

The contest to replace Theresa May as Britain's next leader formally got underway on Monday, with frontrunner Boris Johnson facing criticism from Paris over his Brexit plan and a key rival struggling to throw off a drugs scandal.

Drugs and Brexit: Race to replace United Kingdom's May under way

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